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Line 20: Thaddeus had anticipated heavy defenses, and ordered two of his WarShips—the ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruisers [[Devastator (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Devastator'']] and [[Skulker (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Skulker'']]<ref name="FSWp63"/>—the two largest WarShips assigned to the fleet<ref name="HS(TLC)p50">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Attacks on Hesperus II"</ref> - to break off from the main battle and attack the factory sites. The sudden arrival of the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' caught both League heavy cruisers by surprise;<ref name="FSWp63"/> the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Granite'' targeted the two ''Soyals'', exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on [[Terra]], but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern ''Devastator'' was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older ''Granite''. From his position aboard the ''Granite'' it became apparent to Dewey that he was faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, and as a consequence Dewey took a desperate step, ordering the ''Granite'' to ram the ''Devastator''. The Lyran cruiser drove its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II while the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Skulker'' continued to battle each other.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> Thaddeus had anticipated heavy defenses, and ordered two of his WarShips—the ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruisers [[Devastator (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Devastator'']] and [[Skulker (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Skulker'']]<ref name="FSWp63"/>—the two largest WarShips assigned to the fleet<ref name="HS(TLC)p50">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Attacks on Hesperus II"</ref> - to break off from the main battle and attack the factory sites. The sudden arrival of the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' caught both League heavy cruisers by surprise;<ref name="FSWp63"/> the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Granite'' targeted the two ''Soyals'', exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on [[Terra]], but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern ''Devastator'' was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older ''Granite''. From his position aboard the ''Granite'' it became apparent to Dewey that he was faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, and as a consequence Dewey took a desperate step, ordering the ''Granite'' to ram the ''Devastator''. The Lyran cruiser drove its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II while the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Skulker'' continued to battle each other.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> − When Dewey became aware of the rapid descent of both ships towards the planet he had the ''Granite'' pull itself free of the ''Devastator'' using its maneuvering drive, the two ships finally separating as their hulls began visibly glowing from the friction of atmospheric entry.The venerable ''Granite'' fought for several minutes to remain above the atmosphere, but it became apparent that she could no longer maneuver effectively and Dewey ordered his crew to abandon ship. The ''Endeavor'' vanquished the ''Skulker'' and swiftly recovered the crew of the ''Granite'', and with both League cruisers vanquished, the League fleet no longer had a clear advantage over the Lyran defenders and retreated<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> even as three squadrons of attack DropShips were detected lifting off from Hesperus II to help close the gap in the orbital defenses left by the attack.<ref name="FSWp63"/> + When Dewey became aware of the rapid descent of both ships towards the planet he had the ''Granite'' pull itself free of the ''Devastator'' using its manuevering drive, the two ships finally seperating as their hulls began visibly glowing from the friction of atmospheric entry.The venerable ''Granite'' fought for several minutes to remain above the atmosphere, but it became apparent that she could no longer maneuver effectively and Dewey ordered his crew to abandon ship. The ''Endeavor'' vanquished the ''Skulker'' and swiftly recovered the crew of the ''Granite'', and with both League cruisers vanquished, the League fleet no longer had a clear advantage over the Lyran defenders and retreated<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> even as three squadrons of attack DropShips were detected lifting off from Hesperus II to help close the gap in the orbital defenses left by the attack.<ref name="FSWp63"/> The ''Devastator'' and the ''Granite'' burned up together in the atmosphere of Hesperus II, the last remains of the two ships crashing violently into the surface close to the vital factories over which they had been fighting.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> The ''Devastator'' and the ''Granite'' burned up together in the atmosphere of Hesperus II, the last remains of the two ships crashing violently into the surface close to the vital factories over which they had been fighting.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/>
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Thaddeus had anticipated heavy defenses, and ordered two of his WarShips—the ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruisers [[Devastator (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Devastator'']] and [[Skulker (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Skulker'']]<ref name="FSWp63"/>—the two largest WarShips assigned to the fleet<ref name="HS(TLC)p50">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Attacks on Hesperus II"</ref> - to break off from the main battle and attack the factory sites. The sudden arrival of the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' caught both League heavy cruisers by surprise;<ref name="FSWp63"/> the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Granite'' targeted the two ''Soyals'', exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on [[Terra]], but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern ''Devastator'' was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older ''Granite''. From his position aboard the ''Granite'' it became apparent to Dewey that he was faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, and as a consequence Dewey took a desperate step, ordering the ''Granite'' to ram the ''Devastator''. The Lyran cruiser drove its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II while the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Skulker'' continued to battle each other.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> | Thaddeus had anticipated heavy defenses, and ordered two of his WarShips—the ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruisers [[Devastator (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Devastator'']] and [[Skulker (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Skulker'']]<ref name="FSWp63"/>—the two largest WarShips assigned to the fleet<ref name="HS(TLC)p50">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Attacks on Hesperus II"</ref> - to break off from the main battle and attack the factory sites. The sudden arrival of the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' caught both League heavy cruisers by surprise;<ref name="FSWp63"/> the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Granite'' targeted the two ''Soyals'', exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on [[Terra]], but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern ''Devastator'' was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older ''Granite''. From his position aboard the ''Granite'' it became apparent to Dewey that he was faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, and as a consequence Dewey took a desperate step, ordering the ''Granite'' to ram the ''Devastator''. The Lyran cruiser drove its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II while the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Skulker'' continued to battle each other.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> | ||
| − | When Dewey became aware of the rapid descent of both ships towards the planet he had the ''Granite'' pull itself free of the ''Devastator'' using its | + | When Dewey became aware of the rapid descent of both ships towards the planet he had the ''Granite'' pull itself free of the ''Devastator'' using its manuevering drive, the two ships finally seperating as their hulls began visibly glowing from the friction of atmospheric entry.The venerable ''Granite'' fought for several minutes to remain above the atmosphere, but it became apparent that she could no longer maneuver effectively and Dewey ordered his crew to abandon ship. The ''Endeavor'' vanquished the ''Skulker'' and swiftly recovered the crew of the ''Granite'', and with both League cruisers vanquished, the League fleet no longer had a clear advantage over the Lyran defenders and retreated<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> even as three squadrons of attack DropShips were detected lifting off from Hesperus II to help close the gap in the orbital defenses left by the attack.<ref name="FSWp63"/> |
The ''Devastator'' and the ''Granite'' burned up together in the atmosphere of Hesperus II, the last remains of the two ships crashing violently into the surface close to the vital factories over which they had been fighting.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> | The ''Devastator'' and the ''Granite'' burned up together in the atmosphere of Hesperus II, the last remains of the two ships crashing violently into the surface close to the vital factories over which they had been fighting.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> | ||